Touchpaper (Claire Hamill album)
# Touchpaper (Claire Hamill album)

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Touchpaper is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Claire Hamill, released on 21 April 1984 by Blueprint Records, and was her first studio album in nine years following 1975's Abracadabra. The album saw her transition into a world of synthesizers, and Gary Numan of Tubeway Army played keyboards on the track "Ultra Violet Light".

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Claire Hamill, except where noted.

Side one: Moon Side

* "The Moon Is a Powerful Lover" – 5:00
* "Denmark" – 3:20
* "Fools in a Storm" – 3:46
* "First Night in New York" – 4:22
* "Come Along Brave Lads" (Andy Stennett) – 3:39

Side two: Jump Side

* "Jump" – 4:05
* "In the Palm of My Hand" – 3:25
* "Gonna Be the One" – 4:03
* "Ultra Violet Light" – 2:40
* "Once Is Not Enough" – 3:31

## Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Touchpaper liner notes.

Musicians

* Claire Hamill — vocals; guitar; keyboards
* Andy Stennett — keyboards
* Ron Mathewson — acoustic bass
* Neal Wilkinson — drums on "Denmark" and "In the Palm of My Hand"
* Mitch Dalton — guitar on "Denmark"
* John Rocca — percussion on "Fools in a Storm"
* Dave Roach — saxophone on "Fools in a Storm"
* Joe Partridge— guitar on "First Night in New York
* Ronnie Leahy — keyboards on "First Night in New York"
* John Giblin — bass on "First Night in New York"
* Simon Phillips — bass on "First Night in New York"
* Morris Pert — percussion on "First Night in New York"
* Paul Morgan — drums on "Come Along Brave Lads" and "Jump"
* Vincent Abbot — bagpipes on "Come Along Brave Lads"
* Peter Maas — bass on "Jump"
* John McKenzie — bass on "Gonna Be the One"
* Tony Beard — drums on "Gonna Be the One" and "Once Is Not Enough"
* Gary Numan — keyboards on "Ultra Violet Light"
* Alan White — drums on "Ultra Violet Light"
* Steve Gould — bass on "Ultra Violet Light"
* Laurie Wisefield — guitar on "Ultra Violet Light"
* Danny McIntosh — guitar on "Once Is Not Enough"
